Rumour Bluemour Discussion XL - ‘Silly Season’ in full swing 😱

[Aphrodite]

#BUMP from February


Re: 'Alleged' rumours resurfacing ...

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Thanks all!

 

[SolGoodman]

13 possessions average. 1 goal a game. That's poor. How do these stats warrant a second round pick for a 28 year old.?

You've obviously never watched him play, not saying he will set the world on fire, but the fact that you're just throwing stats out there suggests you're once again just finding something to be negative about.

Go check Matt Crouchs stats, he'd be worth two first rounders in your world.

 

[Jimmae]

2026 F2

Would have wanted a better pick back then, that's a good pool and we gave up a solid player.

 

[passmark]

Your yearly reminder that you don't "win" every trade.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

68% disposal efficiency across his career. Kicking efficiency 62%. Fantasy points are also average.

Can you tell us Errol Guldens kicking efficiency and then Lewis Young's?

I suspect you will not enjoy the results

 

[sweethoney]

13 possessions average. 1 goal a game. That's poor. How do these stats warrant a second round pick for a 28 year old.?

What more do you want from a small forward??

 

[TrueQldBlue]

We don't need him, where will he play in our team? Why get an extra guy into a position where we are actually strong and ignore bolstering our short-comings?

Geeze I don't know how people think...
I will take anyone that has good disposal

 

[Red Bull]

Honestly if Rowbottom is included with Sydney 1st this year and next for Curnow
That's nearly as good as we'll get tbh
Rowbottom is way better than Florent
Tackling machine too

Rowbottom and Florent both stringless guitars !!
Massive pass !!

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

So, who gets pick 29?

Shared. Im willing to let GC have pick 14 and we have pick 15 and Ainsworth. Im happy with that

 

[thechef95]

Looks pretty good here:

And funnily enough not a lot of inside grunt work as much as he's been labelled as purely an inside mid in this forum today... interesting.

 

[Opium]

where did i say i was happy with a 2026 F2? feels overs unless there is salary stuff going on - F2 2027 worries me less

Didn't say you did. I agree with you. Just think we've severely overpaid for him.

 

[ctwenty1]

Would have wanted a better pick back then, that's a good pool and we gave up a solid player.

Whats your view of Chesser?

 

[BlueJim95]

So let’s say Buku doesn’t done and the Swans deal becomes 11, F1, McInerney & Hayward.

Overall the FA / Trade period turns out to be

Out: TDK, Curnow, Silvagni, Durdin, F2, 41

In: Ainsworth, Chesser, Hayward, McInerney, 10, 11, 22, 67, Swans F1

Are we still looking to trade out the compo picks to get into the 26 draft? It’s a shame that JSOS pick will be on night 1 of the draft, there always seems to be a high price on that first pick of the second round once clubs sit back at look at who’s slid on night 1. Could’ve had some real value for a future first on draft night.

All in all probably not a bad return all things considered. Never matching TDK or JSOS cash, Charlie probably burns us turning the Swans into a genuine contender once again, but his body may also fail him like it has many times before or his attitude may not pick back up given his lackadaisical nature.

Hopefully this mini reset the addition of Dean and then Cody is enough to get us back on track, the young talent is there.

 

[SurreyBlue]

Honestly if Rowbottom is included with Sydney 1st this year and next for Curnow
That's nearly as good as we'll get tbh
Rowbottom is way better than Florent
Tackling machine too

Trading in a Rowbottom doesn’t balance our midfield. It’s another Hewett trade when you have a Cripps, Kennedy and Setterfield. We need to be smarter.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Wasn't Durdin a 2nd rounder?

What are the chances we pick a player like Ainsworth with that F2 or another player like Corey Durdin again.

Ainsworth is not rocking my world but he is a better bet to contribute to the team than the pick.

Ainsworth has a few things that we need. He's pretty durable, he's a pretty good field kick (not a great set shot on goal though) and he's significantly better than anyone else that we have for his role whose name isn't Elijah Hollands.

Love the Austin/Wright strategy. We've had too much reliance on our top 6 stars, lose one of them (who turned out to be a sook) a couple of mid rangers and replace them with people who make us better in areas of need and a few potential A grade kids. And relieve our salary cap pressure. Funnily enough similar to what Wright did at the pies.

 

[Sector 7G]

13 possessions average. 1 goal a game. That's poor. How do these stats warrant a second round pick for a 28 year old.?

13.4 possessions a game is actually above average for a Small forward ( more than Stengle of Cameron). While I think we overpaid and could have got a better deal with our F1 at least Ainsworth brings genuine speed to the side. Ran a 2.9 20m spring in his draft year.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

According to Blakey's IG ... James Rowbottom

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James Rowbottom

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

4.3

5star

CL

2.0

4star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.6

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.4

4star

CL

2.5

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.6

5star

CL

1.2

4star

is definitely leaving the Swans.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Cal Twomey saying Florent is not interested in coming back to Victoria. Thank God!

 

[TrueQldBlue]

41 is fair for Buku. Not sure why they'd play hard ball on him. He's not in their 22.

41 went for Chesser already

 

[agro]

What more do you want from a small forward??

Well if he turns into Eddie Betts post 28 years of age when he went to Adelaide Crows - I'll be happy.

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

I don’t think Aleer is all he’s cracked up to be. There’s a reason Giants fans don’t care to lose him.
I read the other day he had the one of the highest 1v1 loss rate of any player in the league. 25 this year and lost 50% of them.
Built like Tarzan, runs around like a headless chook.

I suggest you go and watch a game where Khamis was playing defence then get back to me. Even Dogs supporters saying he's a forward, not a defender.

If we're getting Khamis in as the 3rd marking forward, then that would make more sense imo, but only if we're getting him for a large packet of Samboys.

Either way, it's not really a discussion point, with Davies saying we're not in the picture for Aleer.

 

[TwiggleyFanClub]

Will Port get Aleer with our F2?

Aleer & Aliir would be a good combination

BT will struggle

 

[jackn]

Swans have raised Rowbottom, Hayward and pick 11 for Charlie - Sam Edmund

It has to be a no until future 1st is included. All the other bits can be flexible, but future 1st has to be part of it. The positive from Charlie going is ensuring we can access Cody.

 

[Sector 7G]

Trading in a Rowbottom doesn’t balance our midfield. It’s another Hewett trade when you have a Cripps, Kennedy and Setterfield. We need to be smarter.

Ben Camporeale wont get a game next year if we bring him in.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Rowbottom is a no from me.

We have a few of him already.

Do we though? Got the inside kids, but an inside mid who can tag other inside mids ... not so much. Could be the Ed Curnow replacement. Tag and accumulate.

 

[Opium]

13.4 possessions a game is actually above average for a Small forward ( more than Stengle of Cameron). While I think we overpaid and could have got a better deal with our F1 at least Ainsworth brings genuine speed to the side. Ran a 2.9 20m spring in his draft year.

Averages 2 tackles a game. Not sure how he fits under Voss contest and pressure mantra